Today, much of our knowledge of the Titanic comes from the 1998 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. While we may remember how tragic this movie was (I know I do), it doesn't even hold a candle to the real life tragedy of the event.

The Titanic was very, very real, and there's a lot to learn about what actually happened on the night she sank to the bottom of the ocean.

1. There was a Japanese survivor who escaped the ship. But when he returned to Japan, he was shamed, and told he should have gone down with the ship.